Son Joo-young, who is confident of Yeo Borge, said, "Why is RYU's prime poten → a pitcher who can play a major..

Apr 26, 2025

Son Joo-young, who is confident of Yeo Borge, said, 'Why is RYU's prime poten → a pitcher who can play a major..
A game between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th. LG Son Joo-young, who allowed a pitch to KIA Wisdom with one out and runners on first base in the bottom of the first inning, is making a gesture of sorry. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.25/



Son Joo-young, who is confident of Yeo Borge, said, 'Why is RYU's prime poten → a pitcher who can play a major..
The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th. LG Son Joo-young is pitching hard. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.25/
"Yum Kyung-yeop, head coach of the LG Twins, highly appreciated the possibility of left-hander Son Joo-young.

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop praised Son Joo-young ahead of the match against KIA in Gwangju on the 26th. It was believed that it had the potential to rise to the level of Ryu Hyun-jin's heyday.

Son Joo-young has 3 wins and 1 loss with a 4.25 ERA in six games this year. He won the opening three games down, but lost only one in the next three games. On the 25th, Kia left the game without losing five runs (three earned runs) on three walks in three ⅔ innings.




Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop pointed out that Son Joo-young tried to be too perfect, causing a problem.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop gave a vague analysis, saying, `Son Joo-young is a pitcher who can do better than now, but he is trying to do better himself.'

Coach Yeom Kyung-yeop said, `You shouldn't throw it looking at the corner. You don't have to try to be perfect. "If you try to be perfect, you will get more walks. It's different from (Lim)Chaeran."




In other words, don't be obsessed with corner work and trust your ball and throw it in the middle.

Manager Yeom Kyung-yeop said, `Son Ju-young has the best RPM in the major leagues. The rotation speed is 2500 and 2600. You can take advantage of that advantage. I'm also practicing folk ball, but if the completeness increases, I'll become a very strong pitcher."

Son Joo-young, who is confident of Yeo Borge, said, 'Why is RYU's prime poten → a pitcher who can play a major..
The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th. LG Son Joo-young is catching her breath. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.25/
Son Joo-young, who is confident of Yeo Borge, said, 'Why is RYU's prime poten → a pitcher who can play a major..
The match between the KIA Tigers and the LG Twins at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 25th. LG manager Yeom Kyung-yeop, who won, is delighted. Gwangju = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.04.25/
The level that head coach Yeom Kyung-yeop sees is not just the level of first-choice in Korea.

Coach Yeom said, `He can also challenge himself in the Major League. Ryu Hyun-jin won with a changeup. Son Joo-young is confident that he has the advantage of being successful like Ryu Hyun-jin if he is equipped with off-speed pitches.

Son Joo-young has a curve and a good slider, and fastball is No. 1 in Korea. Numbers don't lie. I believe he has the ability to fight like Ryu Hyun-jin was in his prime in the U.S.," he said.

Finally, he wished to find his style for sure, saying, "'It's different from the praise, but it's getting difficult when you try to throw it like Chan-gyu.'"



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.